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An electric guitar lesson on how to play the rhythm guitar parts to “Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin. This is the first song on Led Zeppelin II, which was released 45 years ago, on October 22, 1969. Today, the song is bigger than ever. Learning this is like a right of passage for rock guitar players. Although simple in nature, it’s not easy to get just the right feel on the rhythm.
So many guys play this wrong, there’s an trick on the open D string that almost everyone misses, but it’s what gives it it’s signature sound. Good luck with the tune.
I get a lot of questions about my sound so here’s what I’m using:
My amp is an Egnater Renegade head through a Marshall 1960b cabinet. I use a TC Electronics Nova System through the loop for effects. On almost all songs I just use a digital delay, roughly 400ms, but some stuff I use tap tempo to set the delay. I also use a BB preamp on most lead tones and sometimes (rarely) a Boss CS-3 compressor. The reverb is from the amp. My wah is a Dunlop MC404 CAE Dual Inductor, REALLY great pedal! I also use a Polytune tuner which is fantastic.
My guitar is a 1975 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe. I have Suhr Aldrich pickups on it. I have them coil split, but for this tune I had them running in full humbucker mode.
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Thanks for all the comments, and questions and of course for subscribing. I really appreciate the support. Good luck to everyone with their guitar playing.
cheers everyone
Every video I’ve watched in the past half hour have been brilliant. Nice
one mate. Youve helped with a few songs already. Cheers
it’s not dadgad ?
FANTASTIC……….thank you, I appreciated the simplicity way to teach,
right on point no time WASTED
Awesome thanks. It’s the little things that make a difference to the sound.
Thanks for sharing.
Best teacher on you tube!
I dig your lessons. No stuffing around with naming strings, frets,
fingers…this number and that..straight to the point, “How to Play”
..properly, with all the discreet nuances and articulations.
I love how you play the sections a few times, this is the best way to
learn..i
Thank you.
This guy plays the lick perfectly … but he doesn’t discuss the position
of his fingers, and it’s hard to tell what he’s doing in the opening chord.
Thanks I forgot from 1966 Gibson class a el34 with the Gibson es140 Richard
eckert
Hi again, excuse my ignorance, but are you playing that open E ? It looks
to be vibrating but not always…..I tried it and it doesn’t sound
right…should it be muted?
All the best
Davonte
Wow. I love the attention to details you put into it. THAT is the
difference between good and GREAT! I always heard those little things, but
didn’t know how to play ’em.
Perfect lesson. Thanks a lot man, really appreciate!!
great lesson and great suond! please tell me about your strumentation!
I can see I will have fun here. Thanks for a great video channel.
I think Jimmy actually plays it with alternate picking.
Source: It Might Get Loud
Check out Joe Walsh’s secret little Page string bend trick to Whole Lotta
Love.Cool,fun and educational! (Gibson guitar tutorial) Part 6 of 6.
Superb Lesson!!!
Thank you!!!
you are great, nice tone! I’ve seen other video from you, great!
… BUT in this case I have to disagree about the rhythm in the right
hand… the riff is not played as a METAL riff (downstrokes only), is
played as an acoustic guitar, up and down … check J.Page live… sounds
VERY DIFFERENT, …Rock, not Metal
great
Keep on Rockin’!!
Another FANTASTIC lesson!!! Thanks for sharing your talent with us all
!!!!!
Mark! U are with out a doubt the best teacher of guitar I have ever seen on
any of instructional videos I have ever seen! You show all the little
things that mean alot! You can make the difference in teaching that can
make someone really better themselves to get where they want to be! I think
its really cool the way u show great players dont have to be a shredder to
be a really good guitarist! Would really like to learn last solo on
Crossroads ! Keep up good work. Playing guitar is fun again thanks to you!
Nice job, I do it the same way (just not as good as you!) If you listen to
the Black Crowes/Jimmy Page version, there’s a nice little thing he throws
in down the neck on the main riff that’s kind of cool for mixing it up.
Can anyone enlighten me as to what chord is being played at 3:47? Is it a
power chord?
Found this lesson real good as it gives more time to discussion
on techniques than how to play the notes. But do you have available a
guitar tab to go with this lesson as those I have found dont cover what you
demonstrate in the video. I see there is not a lot to it but it would be
helpfull as Im a slowish learner. – Tony
Awesome lesson do you have demo on gear and pedals you use ect
felt funny even asking. i seriously don’t expect anything but i hope you
listen to the tune.
Very cool! please post your delay/verb settings
Awesome! Any chance you could break in to smaller sections and explain
certain parts with tablature!
I would pay you if you give me a decent price. Of course I’d do the same
for other Led Zeppelin practice videos you have. Do you have AC/DC stuff?
Or perhaps set a price for a DVD video of songs we would like to learn. I
hope you can respond, but if you’re not into it that’s cool. I still like
what you’re doing!
Chris
wow you make this classic easy to learn…great technique better explained
than others I have tried ……great job,,,now to learn it
properly…….cheers jerry
Great lesson. I actually think Jimmy was brilliant enough to throw in those
“sour” notes to make the others sound so good and give closure when he hits
them.
Edit: Wow great channel. New subscriber.
This is a great lesson and you are a really good teacher of these classic
rock tunes. FWIW, I picked up a “trick” on on how to play this rhythm part
by none other than Joe Walsh. His video is posted here on YT if you search
for it. He claims that Jimmy played the D note by hitting both the 5th fret
of the A string and open D string together while bending up and sharping
the fretted note (1st finger) slightly in combination with the open D. Try
it…it sounds near perfect. Again thanks for posting these videos – they
are always a treat. – Mike
you’re a cool cat. great teacher. thanks.
You are absolutely right – almost everybody forgets about the open D… :-)
zep is my favorite but in my humble opinion i think the stones were the
greatest rock and roll band. hate to ask you for a request but if you are
interested would you give a listen to “winning ugly” by the stones. it’s a
great rock and roll anthem. he whole album got very little attention but
it’s great. i only ask because you seem to be a perfectionist and i would
like to learn it correctly. lots of cool guitar in that song. anyway i hope
you like the tune.
Very great sound you have. Everyone has to guess when artists don’t share
there secrets. Famous Joe Walsh guitar lesson on this says he hits 2
strings n not just 1. Others play it different but they sound just as good.
All versions can be done. If Jimmy can do it we can to. Hes not God. Many
give up on music but it takes patients. Hear my Duty Of 3 In 1 project on
Google. Patients.